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  1. Monsters in Greek literature
    aberrant bodies in ancient Greek cosmogony, ethnography, and biology
    Published: 2021
    Publisher:  Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon ; Taylor & Francis Group, London

    "Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in epic narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology... more

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    TU Darmstadt, Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek - Stadtmitte
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    "Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in epic narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world. This book provides an in-depth examination of the role of monstrosity in ancient Greek literature. In the past, monsters in this context have largely been treated as unimportant or analysed on an individual basis. By focusing on genres rather than single creatures, the book provides a greater understanding of how monstrosity and abnormal bodies are used in ancient sources. Very often ideas about monstrosity are used as a contrast against which to examine the nature of what it is to be human, both physically and behaviourally. This book focuses on creation narratives, ethnographic writing, and biological texts. These three genres address the origins of the human world, its spatial limits, and the nature of the human body; by examining monstrosity in these genres we can see the way Greek texts construct the space and time in which people exist and the nature of our bodies. This book is aimed primarily at scholars and students undertaking research, not only those with an interest in monstrosity, but also scholars exploring cultural representations of time (especially the primordial and mythological past), ancient geography and ethnography, and ancient philosophy and science. As the representation of monsters in antiquity was strongly influential on medieval, renaissance, and early modern images and texts, this book would also be relevant to people researching these areas"--...

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781003094494; 100309449X
    RVK Categories: FE 3789
    Series: Routledge monographs in classical studies
    Subjects: Monsters in literature; Greek literature
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (200 pages.)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

  2. Monsters in Greek literature :
    aberrant bodies in ancient Greek cosmogony, ethnography, and biology /
    Published: 2021.
    Publisher:  Routledge Taylor & Francis Group,, London ;

    "Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in epic narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology... more

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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    "Monsters in Greek literature are often thought of as creatures which exist in epic narratives, however, as this book shows, they appear in a much broader range of ancient sources and are used in creation narratives, ethnographic texts, and biology to explore the limits of the human body and of the human world. This book provides an in-depth examination of the role of monstrosity in ancient Greek literature. In the past, monsters in this context have largely been treated as unimportant or analysed on an individual basis. By focusing on genres rather than single creatures, the book provides a greater understanding of how monstrosity and abnormal bodies are used in ancient sources. Very often ideas about monstrosity are used as a contrast against which to examine the nature of what it is to be human, both physically and behaviourally. This book focuses on creation narratives, ethnographic writing, and biological texts. These three genres address the origins of the human world, its spatial limits, and the nature of the human body; by examining monstrosity in these genres we can see the way Greek texts construct the space and time in which people exist and the nature of our bodies. This book is aimed primarily at scholars and students undertaking research, not only those with an interest in monstrosity, but also scholars exploring cultural representations of time (especially the primordial and mythological past), ancient geography and ethnography, and ancient philosophy and science. As the representation of monsters in antiquity was strongly influential on medieval, renaissance, and early modern images and texts, this book would also be relevant to people researching these areas"--

     

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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781003094494; 100309449X; 1000392597; 9781000392647; 1000392643; 9781000392593
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    Series: Routledge monographs in classical studies
    Subjects: Monsters in literature.; Greek literature; Monstres dans la littérature.; Littérature grecque; HISTORY; Greek literature.; Monsters in literature.
    Scope: 1 online resource
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    Part 1. Cosmogony -- Chapter 1. Hesiod's Theogony -- Chapter 2. The Orphic Theogonies -- Part 2. Ethnography -- Chapter 3. Herodotus -- Chapter 4. Ctesias and Megasthenes -- Part 3. Biology -- Chapter 5. Aristotle